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What about prions? Would they be eliminated by this method?
by shawnz 7y ago
What about prions? Would they be eliminated by this method?
- giarc 7y agoLikely not, however as I posted elsewhere in this thread, those with confirmed or suspected CJD would fall under other public health laws regarding handling of the deceased.
- txru 7y agoPrions aren't eliminated by any of our burial methods anyway. I think the best thing you can hope for is preventing animals from eating contaminated tissue. That wouldn't be an issue with any legal method of human remains disposal.
- somebodythere 7y agoAren't prions eliminated by cremation?
- txru 7y agoAh yeah you're right. I knew they couldn't be destroyed by an autoclave, and I misunderstood what exactly those do. They're only pressure and heat above boiling (120*C).
- Fomite 7y agoNote that cremation produces its own human-health, especially in the form of mercury output from vaporized dental amalgams.